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Your SF Bicycle Coalition membership expires on 12/7/2012! Renew today! November 20, 2012 Biker Bulletin News - Final Chance to Redesign 2nd Street
- Biggest Bash of the Season is Just Weeks Away!
- Work Underway on Fell Bikeway
- Climate Ride Meet + Greet This Wednesday
- Welcome to Our New Volunteer Coordinator
- Bicycle Ambassador Training Coming Soon
- Great Job Biking the Vote!
- Opportunities to Join Bicycle Advisory Committees
- Tube Times Distributors Wanted
- Video: First-Ever Sunday Streets Event Transforms Downtown Berkeley
- Upcoming Events
Just 10 days left to grab your early-bird discount tickets to Winterfest.
Get your tickets today
Final Chance to Redesign 2nd Street  After months of community meetings and surveys, the SFMTA has narrowed in on the one-way separated bikeway option for 2nd Street, which will add much-needed bike and pedestrian safety improvements to 2nd Street between Market and King streets.
Want to ensure to the street design details meet your needs? Come to a SF Bicycle Coalition bike ride tonight (meet at 2nd at Market at 5:30pm) to learn more about the design. And be sure to attend the City's final community meeting on Wednesday, November 28. See our 2nd Street page for more information.
Biggest Bash of the Season is Just Weeks Away!  The 17th annual Winterfest member party and fundraiser on Sunday, December 2, has something for everyone. Art! Bikes! Restaurant gift certificates! Museum passes! Bike Tours! And fabulous weekend getaways.
- Check out the art we will be auctioning off. Start saving your pennies and plotting your auction bidding strategy for some of the best art in town.
- Planning on coming to the party? Don't wait to grab your ticket. A limited number of early bird tickets on sale now! Better prices than at the door, and no waiting in long lines.
- Another way to avoid the hum-drum of lines is to have your membership card handy. Missing your card? Request a new one now via our online form. Great to have in your wallet at all times for discounts at over 60 businesses.
- Dying to come to the party but funds a little slim? We need over 200 people to help make this party a success. Volunteers participate in every aspect of this event, from load in, to coat check, to auction, to bike valet, to so much more! Volunteers get entry to the party and one free beverage ticket ($30 value) Sign up here to be a part of our 2012 team!
Thank you to our sponsors for making this fundraiser a success. We are fortunate to have a large variety of support from companies like: New Belgium Brewery, Levi's, Panoramic Interests, Dan Rose Law, Planet Bike, OnGuard Locks, Topeak, Mission Bicycles, Pacific Waterfront Partners, Performance Bicycles, and SOMA Bikes. Work Underway on Fell Bikeway  You may have heard that an appeal was filed against the Fell and Oak Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Project. We're happy to report that work on this crucial safety improvement project is nonetheless continuing. Yesterday, crews were out striping the Fell bikeway between Scott and Baker Streets, and we're hoping your ride along these three treacherous blocks is already feeling safer. Please say thank you to the people out working on the bikeway as you ride by!
While work is continuing on the vital safety project, your San Francisco Bicycle Coalition will continue to closely watch this project and the appeal (which is not a lawsuit and is extremely common in San Francisco). We know how important this project is for the thousands of people who live, work, bike and walk in this area, and we will continue to update you on the status of the project and any new developments.
The appeal is another reminder that despite years of outreach and community support, it's still a bumpy road to get bike improvement projects moving forward in the support. Your support of our work is needed now as much as ever. Learn more about the appeal and the extensive community outreach and planning that went into this important safety project.
Climate Ride Meet + Greet This Wednesday  Join the SF Bicycle Coalition and Blake Holiday, Ride Director for the Climate Ride, for a casual gathering on Wednesday, November 28, from 6-8pm. Meet veteran riders and hear how they completed the fundraising requirements and pedaled the 5-day, 320-mile bike ride from Fortuna to San Francisco. The Climate Ride raises critical support for bike advocacy, environmental sustainability and more. Don't miss the CA Climate Ride's new date: May 19 -23.
Get a headstart on your fundraising, and bring your questions for Blake, SF Bicycle Coalition members Jenny Shu and Susan Green. This meet + greet is hosted by the SF Bicycle Coalition and will be held at Dolan Law Firm, 1438 Market Street - indoor bike parking provided. RSVP to tracy@sfbike.org.
Welcome to Our New Volunteer Coordinator  Margaret McCarthy just joined the SF Bicycle Coalition staff in November as our full-time Volunteer Coordinator. She comes to us with a wealth of volunteer coordinating experience. Juggling hundreds of volunteers and doing it all with a smile is one of her many strengths. Her bubbly warm personality is sure to bring zest and energy to all our volunteer opportunities. Stop by Volunteer Nights to say hello and welcome Margaret to the team!
Bicycle Ambassador Training Coming Soon  Excited about all the great changes to San Francisco streets? Want to share the bike love at service stations, Light Up the Night events and other fun outreach events? Become a Bicycle Ambassador! Come to our special training on Tuesday, November 27, 7:30-8:30pm. Learn ways to engage people, how to sign up new members, and how to bring the spirit of the SF Bicycle Coalition to communities throughout San Francisco. Contact margaret@sfbike.org to RSVP.
Great Job Biking the Vote!  We did it! This election was a huge success for our bike-friendly candidates and ballot measures! Seven of our eight endorsed races won, helping ensure SF keeps rolling forward on bike improvements.
- District 1 (Richmond): Eric Mar - WIN!
- District 3 (Downtown, Russian Hill): David Chiu - WIN!
- District 5 (Western Addition, Japantown, Haight, Inner Sunset): #1 Christina Olague, #2 Julian Davis - Congratulations to Supervisor-Elect London Breed!
- District 7 (West of Twin Peaks): Norman Yee - WIN!
- District 9 (Mission): David Campos - WIN!
- District 11 (Outer Mission/Excelsior): John Avalos - WIN!
- BART Board of Directors District 9: Tom Radulovich - WIN!
- YES on Proposition B: Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond - WIN!
Now, your SF Bicycle Coalition staff will be working hard to make sure the funding from proposition B goes to better bicycling in parks and setting meetings to discuss district priorities with each of the winners. Thanks to all of our members who Biked the Vote this year. Opportunities to Join Bicycle Advisory Committees Love bicycling? Want to shape the future of bicycling in San Francisco more directly, or improve bike access on Caltrain? There are openings on the City's Bicycle Advisory Committee and the Caltrain Bicycle Advisory Committee for San Francisco residents. The San Francisco Bicycle Advisory Committee is the official advisory board on all things bicycle for San Francisco. Caltrain Bicycle Advisory Committee advises Caltrain staff on how to better integrate bicycling with Caltrain. Applications due soon! Tube Times Distributors Wanted We're recruiting volunteers to deliver our quarterly newsletter, Tube Times, on an ongoing basis to the following locations: Bayview Library, Huckleberry Bicycles, Marin Bikes, Mash SF, Mission Bicycle, My Dutch Bike, The New Wheel, PUBLIC Bikes, Roaring Mouse, Roll San Francisco, Treat Street Bicycle Works.
Duties include picking up the newsletters (at any of three locations) and dropping them off at your assigned shop, every six weeks. If you are interested and would like more information, contact Brandon at brandonfine@att.net. Please include your phone number and the best time to reach you. Video: First-Ever Sunday Streets Event Transforms Downtown Berkeley  Last month, Sunday Streets made its debut in the East Bay! More than 40,000 people flooded 17 blocks in Berkeley for car-free, open streets fun. As this Streetfilm shows, the event was undoubtedly a huge success. We're thrilled to see Sunday Streets expanded in the Bay Area!
Here in SF, we wrapped up an awesome Sunday Streets season that included multiple events in the Mission. Enormous thanks to Sunday Streets Volunteer Coordinator, Liza Pratt, and our awesome interns D. Jan, Will, Kristal and Trafton for helping make the season such a huge success.
Upcoming Events Check out our online calendar of events. To add your bike event to our calendar, simply email the details to us. ** Tuesday, November 20th ** Love Your Lanes - 2nd Street
5:30-6:30pm | Meet at 2nd and Market Street Current SF Bicycle Coalition members are invited to join a bike ride up and down 2nd Street to take a look at the city's proposed redesign for 2nd Street. The city is looking for feedback on the one-way cycletrack option for 2nd Street and we invite our current members on this ride to learn more about the proposal and give us your feedback. See sfbike.org/2ndstreet for more information.
** Wednesday, November 21st ** Thanksgiving: SF Bicycle Coalition Office Closed
All Day
** Thursday, November 22nd ** Thanksgiving: SF Bicycle Coalition Office Closed
All Day
** Friday, November 23rd ** Thanksgiving: SF Bicycle Coalition Office Closed
All Day
** Tuesday, November 27th ** Light Up the Night Service Station
5-7pm | Haight/Western Addition With Daylight Savings comes a greater need for bicycle lights on our evening commute. With our amazing volunteers, we help to Light Up the Night by installing white front lights and red back lights on the bicycle of people who need them.
If you're riding in the dark without lights, we hope you will use your Membership Discount to buy lights at one of our partner bike shops! If you'd like to be one of our light station hero's, sign up here. The locations are being kept under wraps in an effort to light up riders who truly need lights. SF Bicycle Coalition Board Meeting
6:30-8:30pm | SF Bicycle Coalition HQ, 833 Market St, 10th Floor SF Bicycle Coalition Board meetings are open to all. Contact Leah at 431-BIKE x306 or leah@sfbike.org for agenda and details. Bicycle Ambassador Training
7:30-8:30pm | SF Bicycle Coalition HQ, 833 Market St, 10th Floor Interested in volunteering at service stations or other events? Then this training is a must! Learn ways to engage people, how to sign up new members, and more! Contact volunteer@sfbike.org to RSVP.
(Events not sponsored by the SF Bicycle Coalition are marked with an *)
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